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Subject: Re: newbie pointers for development
From: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
To: Ankit Pandey <itsankitkp@gmail.com>, pgsql-novice@lists.postgresql.org
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:47:24 +0100
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On Tue, 2022-11-01 at 18:05 +0530, Ankit Pandey wrote:
> I am new to pg hacking and would need some pointers to contribute. I looked into the todo
> list but it is filled more with feature enhancements (will take some time to get there).
> If I could get some pointers for beginner friendly issues/bugs, I would be glad.
> Note: I am able to step through (via gdb) the whole backend process while it runs queries,
> so I have some initial setup to get going.

The canonical starting point is here:
https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/So,_you_want_to_be_a_developer%3F

The king's way to learning the ropes is reviewing patches in the current
commitfest.  That will familiarize you with the conversation style on the
mailing lists, with the development cycle and with the code.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe